Osage Question

[NOMADIC PIRATE]

I'm working the sides down right now so I can see the rings and take it down to bow dimentions so there's less back to work on   

i don't even know if this stave will make a bow right now, he did a super hacking job around a Knot and made a snake where wasn't necessary, I'll post pictures when iI get the stave to a better looking shape

[NOMADIC PIRATE]

The more I work on this stave the less confident I get.

I've started the ring chasing and seems to be a pretty easy and straight forward thing, on the other hand the roughing out around the knot really scares me, don't understand why he did it that way 

plan for this bow was to make a take down since the roughting out at the handle is really bad too, but now i just don't know if I put more hours in it.

BTW, anyone out there as 2 billets to make an Osage take down ?

[Will H]

Post a couple pics manny. Maybe folks can better help ya out .

[PatM]

Put up one of your bows for trade and you'll have a bunch of guys rushing out on an Osage clear cutting spree.

[Dean Marlow]

Manny take some pics of the osage and that will help. I have some extra dry osage billets.

[NOMADIC PIRATE]

Put up one of your bows for trade and you'll have a bunch of guys rushing out on an Osage clear cutting spree.

  well, I sold all my old bows, all i have now is a YEW bow that I put a big nick on the side of the sapwood taking a big tumble hunting Saturday    so I'm not so sure of it's integrity, I just finished a Guava ELB and that is now my only hunter.

I think I'll put this Osage away again and maybe make a kid bow in the future.

I just pulled a Wine Maple stave and put a good amount of work in it,

if all goes to plans it's gonna be a......... 58" rawhide backed, reflex deflex, mollegabet with a Hill style grip,...is that enough of a plan ? 


I'm still looking for Osage Billets to make a take down anyway 

[blackhawk]

I just pulled a Wine Maple stave and put a good amount of work in it,

if all goes to plans it's gonna be a......... 58" rawhide backed, reflex deflex, mollegabet with a Hill style grip,...is that enough of a plan ? 

Don't forget to post that if she survives...my mid 50's length r/d Molly's,and molly curves are usually my main go to hunting bows...but I leave the hill style handle out cus that ain't my style